Episode 11- Arts & Crafts Table (part 3)

11 Responses to “Episode 11- Arts & Crafts Table (part 3)”

1. Andrew on March 1st, 2007 11:33 am

   Marc,

   I’ve seen it in almost all of your videos, so I’ve got to ask. What type of small, 6″ adjustable square are you using? I’ve never considered using one that size, but after seeing in in action, well, I don’t know what I’ve been thinking. Is it available in your store? Looking forward to the next installment,

   Andrew

2. thewoodwhisperer on March 1st, 2007 1:13 pm

   Hey Andrew. The one I use is a little 4″ Double Square sold by Lee Valley. It is by far my most frequently used measuring and marking device. Here is the link:

   http://www.leevalley.com/wood/.....at=1,42936

   Have fun.

   Marc

3. Mark Carlson on March 1st, 2007 3:07 pm

   Hi Marc,

   I was curious why you didn’t use the domino to join the boards for the table top versus the biscuit joiner? I look forward to your weekly videos. Thanks.

   ~mark

4. thewoodwhisperer on March 1st, 2007 6:33 pm

   Hey mark. I certainly could have used the Domino to align my boards. To be honest, the Domino will most likely replace my biscuit joiner in almost all tasks. But the truth is I have a drawer that is full of biscuits. My family knows I always need biscuits so guess what I find in my Christmas stocking every year? Yep. More biscuits. So it was really a practicality issue.

   Marc

5. Ron on March 2nd, 2007 10:41 am

   Marc,
   I was curious how much time you think you are saving, per joint, with the Domino VS traditional methods?

   Thanks,
   Ron

6. thewoodwhisperer on March 2nd, 2007 5:45 pm

   Hey Ron. Its going to be tough to give an accurate answer. You save a bunch of time in setup. Obviously traditional joints require a good amount of setup time. With the Domino you are up and running in minutes.
   But remember, once you get set up for the traditional joinery, you can blast through all your parts. But if you have multiple sized parts with different sized tenons, the setup process needs to be repeated. So how much time you save is really dependant on the project. Minimally, it will save you your standard setup time and fine tuning time for a standard mortise and a standard tenon. For some people, thats 20 minutes. For others, thats a few hours.
   A good way to look at it is to think of the Domino as something you are probably already familiar with: a biscuit joiner. So how much time would you save if you could use a biscuit joint instead of a mortise and tenon? That should give you a good idea.

   Marc

7. Terry on March 2nd, 2007 8:49 pm

   Hey Mark,
   Great pod cast…..its always a joy watch. Now we all want you to play like your Oprah and gives all a Festool Domino for watching..:)
   Terry

8. thewoodwhisperer on March 2nd, 2007 9:07 pm

   Maybe one day in the future I too will be able to buy my fans! Dare to dream. :)

9. Nigel Utting on March 6th, 2007 1:19 pm

   Hi Marc, I have just watched your 3 videos on the Arts & Crafts table with great pleasure. You have all the attributes of a great teacher: clear speech, a sound grasp of your subject and enthusiasm. I hope that you and the video series prosper. I’ll be back to watch more. Nigel (in the UK).

10. Fred on March 9th, 2007 2:39 pm

    Hi Marc -

    I really liked the part when after edge gluing and clamping the table top you just turned it on edge and used a scraper to remove the squeeze out.

    I tried that last weekend on the stock I glued up for the blanket chest I am making. It works great.

    The only thing I did not like was cleaning the glue off of my scraper. I think the next time I will use one of those phony credit cards I seem to get in the mail to scrape off the squeeze out.

11. justin on November 16th, 2007 1:18 pm

    How do you not get a bowed glue up on big pieces like the top? i know clamping from bottom and top helps but not for me all that much.

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